Legend says goddess Dheia created the world from her tears. Some people were born with a gift, others less fortunate, were born with a curse instead. Mark, leader of the Red Lions, holds the abyss in his hands, and tries to avoid a war between his g...
The title of this fic was inspired by the song "star-crossed" by Kacey Musgraves. The term "star-crossed lovers" describes two lovers whose relationship is doomed from the start. It was included in the prologue of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", and it was used to describe a couple of lovers that is being "thwarted by a malign star", meaning that the stars are conspiring against the relationship.
This story contains a lot of worldbuilding and original characters besides NCT members. Hence, there's a map (which covers only District 21, where the story is set) of my fictional city. All the edits (including the map) are made by me.
This story also contains explicit depictions of violence. You must be +18 to read it. There will be also smut eventually, and there are mentions of childhood trauma and drug use, so read under your own risk. The relationships, however, are all healthy 😊 and in this house we do not romanticize street gangs/mafia. This is a found family story with a heavy plot 💌
That being said, I hope you love this story and these characters as much as I do. I've fallen in love with all of them and they haven't left my mind since I started plotting this on November 2021, so please, give this story lots of love!
Get some tissues and let's begin this journey ʚ(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )ɞ
WARNING: There's a description of a panick attack in the last scene of the first chapter, so be careful.
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Words you'll become familiar with throughout the story:
⋆ Birth Ring: A ring given under the Ceremony of the Birth Ring (celebrated at the age of 12). It allows people to perform magic.
⋆ Dheia: The goddess who created a whole world. The world was named after her, and the capital city is called Aedhi. She could be considered mother nature on Earth.
⋆ District 21: The district where the story is set.
⋆ Draevils: Black dragon-shaped creatures that kill people in the night with no reason. Their poisonous fangs are deathly.
⋆ Draevil-hunters: The people who chase draevils in the night and protect the city. They don't go to District 21.
⋆ Gift: A unique power no one else has. It has nothing to do with the magic performed with Birth Rings. People don't know why some people are born with a gift, but some gifts could be considered curses. No two people alive at the same time can have the same gift.
⋆ Guardians: The police of Haide.
⋆ Haide: The name of the fictional city where the story is set (which is placed on an island in the middle of the ocean, near Japan). The city is so big it is divided into many different districts that could be considered cities within the city.
⋆ Mad Dogs: Taeyong's gang.
⋆ Red Lions: Mark's gang.
⋆ The Council: Haide's government. It is an assembly of people chosen by haideans. The city hall is located in District 2.
Edits of the main couples:
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